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European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 14,075, February 10,395, March 16,287, April 25,624, May 36,945, June 40,286, July 43,109, August 37,073, September 27,218, October 20,317, November 11,102, December 8,677.
United States291,112
Alaska291,108
United Kingdom315
France294
England234
Italy137
Portugal135
Germany130
Spain110
Occitanie91

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderTrue Eels · Anguilliformes
FamilyFreshwater Eels · Anguillidae
GenusRiver Eels · Anguilla

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